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a. Introduce, waive reading and set January 15, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. to consider adoption of an Ordinance of the County of Monterey, State of California, revising Monterey County Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.80 of the County of Monterey Discrimination Complaint Ordinance and retitling Chapter 2.80 to Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Ordinance.
b. Direct the Clerk of Board to publish the summary five days prior to set date of January 15, 2013 and within 15 days of adoption in The Salinas Californian.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Introduce, waive reading and set January 15, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. to consider adoption of an Ordinance of the County of Monterey, State of California, revising Monterey County Code, Title 2, Chapter 2.80 of the County of Monterey Discrimination Complaint Ordinance and retitling Chapter 2.80 to Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Ordinance.
b. Direct the Clerk of Board to publish the summary five days prior to set date of December 11, 2012 and within 15 days of adoption in The Salinas Californian.
SUMMARY:
In February 2012, the Board of Supervisors gave direction to the Equal Opportunity Officer to review and update the County of Monterey Discrimination Complaint Ordinance. The Equal Opportunity Office, in collaboration with the Office of the County Counsel, has met bi-weekly to review and update the County of Monterey Discrimination Complaint Ordinance.
DISCUSSION:
On May 9, 1989, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 3387, Amending Title 2 of the Monterey County Code to add Chapter 2.80, Discrimination Complaint Investigative Procedures. The Ordinance was developed to meet its constitutional obligation to provide due process and equal protection to all employees, applicants for County employment, bidders, contractors and recipients of County services within its jurisdiction.
On April 30, 1991, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 3537, Amending Title 2, Ch...
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